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Leaping Legend's gameplay needs further balancing if it is to reach the same high level as its presentation.

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Any platforming fan will gladly talk endlessly about the virtues of the wall jump. Given its consistant use in both 2D and 3D platforming games - and its inherent awesomeness - it wasn't going to be too long before someone had the bright idea to build an endless-runner around the concept.

Enter Leaping Legend. A princess has been kidnapped and held in a tower, and as per usual, it is up to an intrepid adventurer to save her. Little do both parties know that this tower never ends.

The controls are your standard on-screen buttons setup. They're pretty responsive, allowing you to manouvre your character up, down, and between walls with confidence. As you climb, serrated blades attempt to slice you in two, while flaming arrows, barrels, and pot plants try to knock you off your perch. Luckily for you, there are three handy power-up to help keep you in one piece. The sword allows you to slice through obstacles while leaping. The shield will bust up anything in your path. The boots, meanwhile, grant added agility to pull off more impressive jumps.

The biggest hurdle in Leaping Legend's path to excellence, however, is the issue of balance. You see, rounds don't last very long in Leaping Legend. Every round, the game showers down a multitude of objects that will kill you if you attempt to jump. But, because of the spinning saws, you have to jump. As such, you often find yourself in a no-win scenario. The power-ups are obviously supposed to give you a way out of these situations, but it can be very easy to miss them either while coin collecting or just mistiming a leap.

Now, restarting is a part of every endless runner. But here, everytime you die the shopkeeper appears at the bottom of the screen to make a quip. This soon becomes frustrating, as it prevents you from getting back into the action. We also found that purchasing new character from the shop crashed the game and wiped out our coin balance. The prices in the shop are a little high, too, especially considering how much coin you earn in one game.

As it is, Leaping Legend's balancing issues make it difficult to wholeheartedly recommend. Perhaps an update can iron out some of the more troublesome difficulty spikes. For now, though, we suggest you look before you leap,.

Description

Have fun storming the castle in the endless climber Leaping Legend!

Leaping Legend is a fast-paced arcade styled endless climber where your goal is to reach for glory by climbing, leaping, and surviving for as long as possible! Dodge obstacles like a champion or die trying. The choice is yours! Encounter not-so-unfamiliar heroes and enemies, avoid taking arrows to the knee, and prove that YOLO is a myth!

FEATURES:

- Endless Entertainment! Compete for the highest score against friends and foe alike with the global leaderboards, complete missions and quests to earn rewards for loot, and unlock a barrel full of achievements!

- Tons of unlockable heroes! Are you the chivalrous Knight destined to save the damsel in distress? The elusive Ninja proving his skill? The illustrious Ace of Blades out for one more quest? Time to find out.

- Challenging Gameplay! The challenge you face will get harder the further you go! Do you have what it takes to make it to the top and surviving the bombardment of cannons, the explosions of falling bombs, the piercing thrust of arrows, and much, much more?!

- Free To Play! Leaping Legend is currently Free To Play so you can experience a world of not-so epic proportions!